Toward an architecture / Le Corbusier ; introduction by Jean-Louis Cohen ; translation by John Goodman.

Main entry:

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965.

Title & Author:

Toward an architecture / Le Corbusier ; introduction by Jean-Louis Cohen ; translation by John Goodman.

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Description:

xiii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

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Texts & documents

Notes:
Translation of: Vers une architecture.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-334) and index.
Introduction to the Second Edition -- Argument -- Aesthetic of the Engineer, Architecture -- Three Reminders to Architects. Volume ; Surface ; Plan -- Regulating Lines -- Eyes That Do Not See ... Liners ; Airplanes ; Automobiles -- Architecture. The Lesson of Rome ; The Illusion of the Plan ; Pure Creation of the Mind -- Mass-Production Housing -- Architecture or Revolution.

Summary:

"Few books of the twentieth century draw as much attention as Le Corbusier's Vers Une Architecture (1923), published in English as Towards a New Architecture (1927). Its slogans and juxtapositions of temples with machines inspired architects to design housing that met the demands of modern life. This new translation preserves the design and voice of the original. A revealing introduction - including discoveries regarding Le Corbusier's manipulation of images - explains how the renowned architect assembled his essay and illuminates the reception of his impassioned views."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9780892368228 (pbk.)
0892368225 (pbk.)
9780892368990 (hardcover)
0892368993 (hardcover)

Subject:

Architecture.
Functionalism (Architecture)
Fonctionnalisme (Architecture)
functionalism.
Architekturtheorie
Arkitektur.
Architecture - theories of.

Added entries:

Cohen, Jean-Louis.
Goodman, John, 1952 September 19-
Goodman, John, 1952 Sept. 19-
Texts & documents.

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Location: Library main 253904
Call No.: BIB 183719
Status: Available

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